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3 07, 2016

Against Reading

By |2016-11-02T11:52:09-04:00July 3rd, 2016|2016, Academia, Debate / dialogue, education, Everything Else, History, Journalism, July, Observations, Philosophy|0 Comments

Against Reading: why life is better spent doing other things. Ferreus. Hi, Procopius. What are you up to? Procopius. Hello, Ferreus. I’m just catching up on my reading. Ferreus. What magazine is that? Procopius. The Economist. It’s a bit stilted, but it helps me understand world affairs. Ferreus. I looked at it once. It was [...]

8 06, 2016

The Joy of Reading (Ceridwen Dovey, The New Yorker)

By |2016-09-13T23:34:14-04:00June 8th, 2016|2016, Europe, Everything Else, health, June, Language, Libraries, Literature, Medicine, News, Philosophy, psychology|0 Comments

The joy of reading: can reading offer therapy to those in distress and provide a greater sense of well-being? From the article: For all avid readers who have been self-medicating with great books their entire lives, it comes as no surprise that reading books can be good for your mental health and your relationships with others, [...]

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